'He decided not to appeal, because he says it would be a new ordeal and new confrontations for his wife, who he always said in the debates was not his adversary,' Dominique Pelicot's lawyer Beatrice Zavarro says on FranceInfo Radio
This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article. MASS RAPE TRIAL. Dominique Pelicot, convicted of drugging and raping his then-wife Gisele Pelicot, appears with his lawyer Beatrice Zavarro at the courthouse in Avignon, France , on December 16, 2024, in this courtroom sketch before his conviction.
'He decided not to appeal, because he says it would be a new ordeal and new confrontations for his wife, who he always said in the debates was not his adversary,' Dominique Pelicot's lawyer Beatrice Zavarro says on FranceInfo Radioby a French court for repeatedly drugging and raping his then-wife Gisele for almost a decade and inviting dozens of strangers to rape her, will not appeal, his lawyer said on Monday, December 30, although a new trial will take place as 17 co-defendants have appealed. Gisele Pelicot, 72, has become a symbol of female courage and resilience during the three-month trial of her now ex-husband and his 50 co-defendants, in a case that has horrified the world. All were found guilty by the court on December 19. “He decided not to appeal, because he says it would be a new ordeal and new confrontations for his wife, who he always said in the debates was not his adversary,” Dominique Pelicot’s lawyer Beatrice Zavarro said onDominique Pelicot, who was married to Gisele for 50 years, had pleaded guilty and the panel of five judges gave him the maximum sentence, as requested by prosecutors. The court found 46 of the other defendants guilty of rape, two guilty of attempted rape, and two guilty of, handing down sentences of between three and 15 years in jail, less than the four-to-18 years demanded by the prosecution. Seventeen have so far said they will appeal, and the others have until midnight on Monday, to decide. They come from all walks of life: truck drivers, soldiers, firefighters, security guards, farm workers, a supermarket worker, a journalist and the unemployed. Many of the accused had denied the charges, saying they thought it was a consensual sex game orchestrated by the couple and arguing that it was not rape if the husband approved. Dominique Pelicot, 72, denied misleading the men, whom he had met online, saying they knew exactly what they were doing. The trial has triggered protest rallies around France in support of Gisele, and spurred soul searching, including a debate on whether to updateGisele Pelicot said she was not afraid of a new trial, her lawyer said earlier this month. “She is not afraid. If it should happen, she has already told us she would cope — if she’s in good health, of course, because she is 72 today,” her lawyer said.
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